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Old 01-27-2010, 05:39 AM   #370
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Upsets Update

Heavyweights:

Argentina: The top seeded Oscar Bonavena was disqualified while fighting the eventual winner Pedro Lovell.

Belgium: Karel Sys was heavlily favored in his bout against Pierre Charles yet lost on a TKO.

Cruiserweights:

Argentina: It's second straight #1 seed disqualified as eventual Tournament winner Victor Emilio Ramirez prevails against Marcelo Dominguez.

Australia: Daniel Rowsell scores the TKO over Dave Russell.

Brazil: The lowest seed in the tournament KO's the #1 seed then defeats the #3 seed to move on.

England: Slight favorite Johnny Nelson loses by TKO to the hard hitting David Haye.

Germany: Ruediger May outpoints heavily favored Marco Huck.

Light Heavyweights:

Australia: Top seeded Jeff Harding loses to #4 Paul Brigs who then loses to #2 seeded Danny Green.

Italy: Lou Bogash, the #1 seed loses on disqualification in the first round to lightly regarded Artenio Calzavara. Second seeded Silvio Branco wins.

Middleweights:

Argentina: The great Carlos Monzon loses to 9th seeded Miguel Angel Arroyo on a disqualification. Arroyo then loses in the finals to 8th seeded Victor Zalazar in the final round.

Australia: Top seeded Les Darcy loses to eighth seeded Tom Hall. Hall then loses to fourth seeded Sam Soliman in the Finals.

Belgium: Lightly regarded Leon Fouquet defeats Cyrille Delannoit on a DQ.

England: All time great Bob Fitzsimmons loses by TKO on cuts against #3 Randy Turpin.

Germany: Hans Stretz comes out of nowhere to KO Arthur Abraham. Felix Sturm, the #2 seed ends up going to the World Tournament.

Welterweight:

England: 2nd seeded Lloyd Honeyghan scores a TKO against top seeded Ted Kid Lewis.

Italy: Top seeded Bruno Visintin loses on points to the eventual winner 7th seeded Silvano Bertini.

Jr. Welterweight:

Argentina Juan Martin Coggi, the #3 seed wins on points against Nicolino Locche.

England: #1 seed Ricky Hatton loses the decision to eventual winner #2 seed Jack Kid Berg.

Italy: As predicted by PWills Duilio Loi was upset by #2 seeded tourney entrant Bruno Arcari.

Lightweights:

Argentina: Justo Suarez, the 6th seed defeats top seeded Luis Federico Thompson on a disqualification.

Cuba: Florentino Fernandez drops the decision to tourney winner and #3 seed Emory Cabana.

Ireland: Fourth seeded Tommy Cleary defeats the third and first seeds along the way to winning the berth.

Italy: Aldo Spoldi, the #2 seed scores the TKO against Carlo Orlandi.

Featherweights:

Columbia: #3 Seed Daniel Blanco scores 3 KO's including #1 seed Ricardo Cardona to win this berth.

England: Unknown Richie Wenton KO's top seed Derry Matthews to win the tourney.

Bantamweights:

Australia: Jimmy Carruthers is TKO'd on cuts by lightly thought of Joe Russell. Elly Bennett, the #2 seed moves on to the world tournament.

England: The #3 seed Johnny King scores the KO against top seeded Owen Moran.

Flyweights:

England: Top seeded Terry Allen is the victim of an embarrassing KO at the hands of #9 seeded Mickey McGuire. #2 seeded Teddy Gardner was out pointed by #11 seeded Joe Symonds. Symonds went on to the final round where he was KO'd by #5 seed Eric Marsden.

Italy: The #1 Seeded Salvatore Burruni lost on DQ to #7 Seeded Franco Cherchi who was subsequently KO'd by eventual winner #2 seed Salvatore Fanni.

Strawweights:

Argentina: Hector Luis Patri was shocked by Carlos Mario Eluaiza in the finals.





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